Rendón-Mera, Diana Isabel;Serna, Francisco;Burckhardt, Daniel
Mastigimas
Sign in to saveMastigimas is the type genus of plant lice in the recently (2021) restored family Mastigimatidae; previously it was included in the Calophyidae and this placement currently (February 2025) remains in many databases. The genus was erected by Günther Enderlein in 1921 and species have been recorded from central and southern America.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHemiptera
- FamilyCalophyidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Calophyidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, USNM
- Recorded in
- Peru, Venezuela
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Mastigimas is the type genus of plant lice in the recently (2021) restored family Mastigimatidae; previously it was included in the Calophyidae and this placement currently (February 2025) remains in many databases. The genus was erected by Günther Enderlein in 1921 and species have been recorded from central and southern America.
==Species== The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists: Mastigimas anjosi Mastigimas cedrelae Mastigimas colombianus Mastigimas drepanodis Mastigimas ernstii Mastigimas peruanus Mastigimas reseri Mastigimas schwarzi
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